Means for waxing yarns



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MEANS FOR waxme mans Filed April 5, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Aug. 19, 1924. 1,505,432

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MEANS FOR WAXING YARNS Filed April :5. 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Aug. 19, 1924.

UNITED SAMUEL r. RUFF, JRWQF c msirna, PEitNsXtLVAN-IA.

MEANS 110R W I e-Ye-Rus:

Application filedkpril'xfi,

To all whom it may-concern:

Be it known that P, SAMUEL PKR'UFF, Jr, a citizen o f the- United' States', residing at Chester, in the county of" Delaware and Stateoflennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for axing? Yarns, of which the follbwi-ngis a specification My invention; relates to means for waiting yarns and is: particularly adapted for use in connection with quilling machines.

The fibrous surfaces of theyarns as they come from the bale or ball involve'too mu'ch frictionin" the subsequent operations 'for successful mechanical knitting and it has been found pr-ati'cally essential to'- smooth orv soften these surfaces before theyarnsenter th knitting machines: This is usually'ef fectedby means of a bar of wax which engages the yarn as it iswo-undon the cones or'after it leaves the cones; T'heperfection of the knitting andcons'equently the" proportion of firsts and seconds produce-d depends in large degreeupon the smoothness imparted to-the yarns and in large degree upon the perfection with which the coning is accomplished. In=-waxing5 by; the usual method, the yarns=maybe well waxed in a part of their circumferences, slightly waxed on other parts and not Waxed on another part. This not only involves imperfect coning but leads to trouble in the knitting.

The objects of my invention are to pro Vide means for more effectively waxing or smoothing the yarns, and to provide means for applying the wax or other smoothing material to the yarns before they reach the quills, thereby reducing the friction of the yarns in the winding sta eand insuring more even tension in bot winding and knitting.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a quilling machine having my invention applied thereto, I

Figure 2 an enlarged View of the changespeed mechanism illustrated in Figure 1,

Figure 3 a section on line 33 of Figure a I Figure 4 an enlarged fragmentary front view in the direction of the arrow of Figure 1, and

192s. SerialN'o; 629,576;

Referringto' the drawings,- 1 indicates the frame of a quilling :machine havihgth Figure 5 a sections on"'line' 5 -5 -of"Figure I usua l'ree d yarn roller'3, bobbins or quills l and -drivmgmeansra The driving means are composed of" a driving sprocket wheel 6" connected. to another sprocket" Wh'eeh .7" by a chain 8-." Sprocket Wheel '7' is fixed; to a shaft 9 which; carries yarn roller 3. The yarnqlO inp'assin'g from theibale or ball (snot shOWn'QgtraveIs through reed 2and over yarn roller 3; then down through the guiding frame which guides the yarnonto the quills o rbobbinsasthey rotate.

My invention, as, applied to this q'uilling machine, includes a-trough=11 disposed belTWGGIIstllG reed and yarnrollen and having its ends supported by the opposite sidesof the frame :1 as" shown at 1 2. t A liquid-feedin g tank 1 3 ismountedon' frame linkany f suitable manner and 'isp-r-ovided with a valve 14 through-which the liquid may pass and drop into the trough, A liquid feeding roller 15mis rotatably mounted in frame 1 and disposed within thetrough" 'withits under side immersed: in the" waningor smoothing liquid 16 and the upper side 1 engagingthe yarn. The waxing or smoothmg element, sometimes called the softening agent consists of a liquid including a vegetable oil or a fluid wax. A sprocket wheel 17 is fixed to the end of the liquidfeeding roller and is connected by a chain 18 to sprocket wheel 19 which is the driven element of the change-speed mechanism 20. The change-speed mechanism is provided with a driving sprocket wheel 21 connected to a. sprocket wheel 22, fixed on shaft 9, by a chain 23. The change-speed mechanism may be of any suitable type. I have shown a simple mechanism which includes changespeed gears 24, 25 and 26'fixed to'sprocket wheel 20 in any suitable manner and bearing in a bracket 27 secured to the frame. A pinion 28, is slidably mounted on a shaft 29 which is rotatably mounted in bracket 27 and carries the driving sprocket wheel 21. Pinion 28 meshes with a tumbler gear rotatably mounted on a stud 31 having a screw threaded end 32 extending through a slot 33 and secured to the bracket by nuts 34. The tumbler gear and pinionare held Y cause it to absorb more liquid.

are in operation, the liquid-feeding roller maintains a coating of the smoothing liquid over its surface by rotating with its lower side continually immersed in the liquid. The yarn passing from reed 2 to yarn roller 3 will travel over liquid-feeding roller 15 and absorb this coating of the smoothing liquid on its surface. If it is desired to feed more liquid to the yarn the change-speed mechanism is'set to increase the speed of the liquid-feeding roller and thus deliver more liquid coated surface to the yarn and It is apparent that to feed any desired amount of liquid to the-yarn, it is merely necessary to manipulate the change-speed mechanism.

hile I' have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth,

" but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come I within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a yarn winding machine; a reed; a yarn roller; a trough for smoothing liquid between the reed and roller; a roller mounted in the trough for feeding the liquid to the yarn as it passes from the reed to the yarn roller and means for actuating the liquid-feeding-roller.

2. In a yarn winding machine; a reed; a yarn roller; a trough for smoothing liquid between the reed and roller; a liquid-feeding-roller mounted in the trough and engaging the yarn, and a shaft carrying the yarn roller and operatively connected to the liquidfeeding-roller.

3. In a yarn winding machine; a reed; a yarn roller; a trough for smoothing liquid betweenthe reed and roller; a liquid-feeding-roller mounted in the trough and engaging the yarn; change-speed mechanism operatively connected to -the liquid-feedingroller, and means for operating the change speed mechanism. a

{L In a yarn winding machine; a reed; a yarn roller; a trough for smoothing liquid between the reed and roller; a liquid-feeding-roller mounted in the trough and engaging the yarn; change-speed mechanism operatively connected to the liquid-feedingrollerand a shaft carrying the yarn roller and operatively connected to the changespeed mechanism.

5. In a yarn winding machine; a reed; a yarn roller; a trough for smoothing liquid between the vreed and roller; means for feeding liquid to the trough; a roller ro tatably mounted in the trough for feeding liquid to the yarn, and means for rotating the liquid-feeding-roller. v

In testimony whereof I. have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SAMUEL P. RUFF, JR.

Witnesses i Trros. P. BOYLE, F. W. I'HERRIOK, Jr. 

